Bronchial

Word BRONCHIAL
Character 9
Hyphenation bron chi al
Pronunciations /ˈbɹɑːn.ki.əl/

Definitions and meanings of "Bronchial"

What do we mean by bronchial?

Of or relating to the bronchi, the bronchia, or the bronchioles. adjective

Belonging to the bronchi or the bronchia.

Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. adjective

Branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. adjective

The air cells terminating the bronchia. adjective

Glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. adjective

The mucous membrane lining the bronchia. adjective

The bronchi, or the bronchia. adjective

Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles. adjective

Relating to or associated with the bronchi adjective

Of or relating to the bronchi or bronchioles.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bronchial

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The word "bronchial" in example sentences

On examining more minutely with the magnifier, open-mouthed bronchial twigs, and very small blood-vessels, were seen plugged up with solid and fluid carbon, and, from the appearance of the morbid structure, it was manifest, that the ulcerative process had effected a complete disorganization of the _bronchial_ tubes of every calibre, while the smaller _arterial_ vessels had alone suffered, leaving the larger ones entire. [ ❋ Archibald Makellar (N/A)

The last time I kept up the cycling through the winter was the last time I was properly ill with a long-term bronchial cough that was hard to shift. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Its posterior part (the so-called saccular lung) has unique thick, muscular walls* that allows stored air to be forced forward into the functional anterior part (termed the bronchial lung) and the anterior projection of the lung (the so-called tracheal lung) is large and extends well forwards relative to that of terrestrial snakes. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

JOHNSON: They've identified that they're predisposed to developing a certain kind of lung cancer called bronchial (ph) carcinoma, and that was reported late last year in 2005. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Each branch enters the lung of its own side, and breaks up into a great number of smaller branches, called bronchial tubes. ❋ Albert F. Blaisdell (N/A)

This condition as a disease may be called bronchial catarrh, as in most cases there is such a condition of the larger tubes as to cause the habitual raising of a discharge. ❋ Edward Hooker Dewey (N/A)

This is known as the bronchial murmur and is heard in normal conditions near the lower part of the trachea and to a limited extent in the anterior portions of the lungs after sharp exercise. ❋ Charles B. Michener (1877)

Around the bronchial tubes and their ramifications there are also arteries and veins called the bronchial, arising from the vena azygos or vena cava, and from the aorta. ❋ Emanuel Swedenborg (1730)

Asthmatx has developed the Alair System to perform an investigational outpatient procedure called bronchial thermoplasty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms and wheezing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lungs obtain the air a person breaths in by way of their windpipe and tubes in their lungs called bronchial tubes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

XTend Medical provides update regarding the BioHarp market potential New asthma treatment bronchial thermoplasty improves patient quality of life asthma sufferers may find new relief in a simple, minimally invasive outpatient procedure known as bronchial thermoplasty, which uses controlled radiofrequency-generated heat to treat the muscles of the airways, preventing them from constricting and narrowing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When we breathe, we draw in the air through the nose, in which it is warmed by contact with the mucous membrane, which is richly supplied with blood, and after it has passed through the pharynx and larynx it passes into the trachea or windpipe, which subdivides into numerous tubes called the bronchial tubes (bronchia), which in turn subdivide into and terminate in minute subdivisions in all the small air spaces in the lungs, of which the lungs contain millions. ❋ William Walker Atkinson (1897)

The PC Medical Officer has diagnosed me with some kind of bronchial infection and I'm loaded up on meds. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Brian and I both have some kind of bronchial thing. ❋ Baggyk (2004)

Using a system of "bronchial" structures to channel oxygen and hydrogen to a fuel cell's catalyst produces a device that is more efficient and needs less platinum ❋ Unknown (2010)

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